PA system

or P.A. system, p.a. system

noun

public-address system.

Origin of PA system

First recorded in 1935–40

Words Nearby PA system

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How to use PA system in a sentence

No one was prepared to hear what the ships captain told them over the PA system.
Inside the Cruise Ship Quarantined Over Ebola Fear | Carol McKinley | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Finally, Ditka got on the PA system: All right, Ladies, listen up!
The Hit Heard Around the World | Rich Cohen | November 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Ma'am, in the leopard dress," he announces over a stolen police car PA system, "you have an incredible rack.
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I heard a click as the PA system of car-speakers and car-batteries in the tennis courts powered up.
Little Brother | Cory Doctorow
Did you get this order over the PA system before the second and third shots?
Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

A voice suddenly rasped over the PA system loud-speaker above the door.
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British Dictionary definitions for PA system

PA system

noun

See public-address system

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